The news site said Long's travel was already the source of tension between him and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. "At this time, we are fully focused on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from Hurricane Florence and the storms in the Pacific", DHS press secretary Tyler Houlton told Politicoin a statement.

At a press briefing on HurricaneFlorence Thursday morning, Long said he will "fully cooperate" in the investigation.

In a statement to CBS News on Thursday, Jessica Nalepa, director of external affairs for FEMA said, "Any questions regarding a particular investigation should be directed to Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General (DHS OIG)". The report said the DHS IG is investigating whether administrator Brock Long "misused government resources and personnel" on his weekend commutes back home to Hickory, N.C.

"Bottom line is if we made mistakes in the way the program was run then we will work with the OIG to get those corrected".

Long reportedly began having a government driver take him home since he took control of FEMA past year. Nielsen confronted Long about the issue at a meeting in late August.

On cusp of 3rd WNBA title, Seattle Storm not about to relax
WNBAElena Delle Donne boxes out Breanna Stewart. "To do it with this group, the way we did it, I don't even know how to react". Since the league went to a best-of-five format in 2005, four teams trailed 0-2. "That's what really separated us again".

Landslide at famed Greek 'shipwreck' beach injures 7
The water hit his feet with such a strong force, it knocked him onto his back and went on to cover more than half the beach . He continued: "I thought more was coming and with the size of the waves coming towards me I just started running".

Tracking Florence as tropical storm besieges Carolinas
Florence is still a unsafe storm and is linked to at least five deaths so far. "Don't drive across standing or moving water". Forecasters say the center of the eye of Hurricane Florence is about to make landfall near Wrightsville, North Carolina.

Klopp proud after Liverpool’s ‘best game of the season’
Firmino doubled Liverpool's lead in the second-half after Gini Wijnaldum had handed the Merseyside outfit a first half lead. The Tottenham goalkeeper tried to keep his effort out but goal line technology ruled that the ball had crossed the line.

United States imposes sanctions on N.Korean IT firms
Russia's United Nations mission and the head of the sanctions monitor panel did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Russian Federation has said the United States had acted without evidence on the basis of groundless accusations.

Apple iPhones get bigger and pricier
If there was any takeaway in Apple's big iPhone unveiling on Wednesday, it's that buying an Apple handset is really expensive. IPhones fetched an average price of $724 during the April-June period, a almost 20-percent increase from a year earlier.

Tropical Storm Isaac Intermediate Advisory Number 19A
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Along with Florence, there are 2 other hurricanes on the horizon being monitored as well, Isaac and Helene .

Super Typhoon Mangkhut claims first victims
Hong Kong officials have called on residents to prepare for the worst and are urging them to stay indoors. Thousands of people evacuated high-risk areas following major flooding and landslide warnings.

Hungary will not be blackmailed, PM Orban tells EU
It added: "Each EU Member State has a sovereign right to carry out the internal reforms that it considers appropriate". Britain's Nigel Farage, a pro-Brexit MEP, wrote that the decision demonstrated "the authoritarian grip of the EU".